1653 Birth (Baptismal) of German composer Johann PACHELBEL in Nuremberg. Buried-Nuremberg, 9 MAR 1706.
1661 Death of French composer, harpsichordist and organist Louis Couperin in Paris at age 35. b-Chaumes, c. 1626.
1664 Death of Edward Coleman Tenor
Born 27 Apr 1622 London Died 29 Aug 1664
Debut as Alphonse in Siege of Rhodes (Lawes) World Premiere
1720 (JC, GC=9 SEP)FP of G. F. Handel's oratorio Esther at 'Canons' the county seat of the Duke of
Chandos.
1773 Birth of musicologist Raphael Georg KIESEWETTER in Moravia. Collected ancient
scores. d-Baden, 1 JAN 1850.
1853 FP of Josef Strauss' The First and the Last Waltz, which was his first composition, at Unger's Casino in Hernals, Austria. Performed by the Johann Strauss Orchestra, conducted by the composer who was conducting the family orchestra due to the sickness of his older brother, Johann Strauss, Jr.
1855 Birth of Austrian conductor Emil PAUR in Bukovina. Boston Symphony
from 1893. NY Philharmonic from 1898. Pittsburgh Symphony 1904 to 1910. d-Mistek, Bohemia, 7 JUN 1932.
1868 Birth of French oboist, conductor, music educator and
composer Georges LONGY (LON' gee) in Abbeville. Played first chair in the Boston SO
and established a music school now in Cambridge MA. d-Moreuil, 29 MAR 1930.
1872 Birth of Russian-American violinist Michael PRESS in Vilna. American
teacher from 1922.
1876 Birth of Lucien Muratore Tenor
Born 29 Aug 1876 Marseilles Died 16 July 1954
Debut as King in Carmelite (Hahn) 1846
Teacher :- Emma Calve
Pupil :- Charles Fontaine
Created Prinzivalle in Monna Vanna (Fevrier)
Thesee in Ariane (Massenet)
Bacchus in Bacchus (Massenet)
Lentulus in Roma (Massenet)
Louis IV in Carmelite (Hahn)
Edmond in Muguette (Missa)
1876 Death of French composer Félicien-César David in St. Germain-en-Laye. b-Cadenet, 13 APR 1810.
1881 Birth of Swedish composer Edvin KALLSTENIUS in Filipstad. d-Stocksund, 22 NOV 1967.
1890 Birth of Chilean composer Adolfo Allende-Saron (Seron) in Santiago. d-Santiago, 1966. Brother of composer Humburto Allende-Saron (Seron).
1897 Birth of Danish tenor Helge ROSWAENGE in Copenhagen. d-Munich, 19 JUN 1972. Debut as Don Jose in Carmen (Bizet) May 1921
Pupils :- Peter Gougaloff, Camillo Meghor, Hans Hassen
1915 Birth of Alvinio Misciano Tenor
Born 29 Aug 1915 Narni Died 10 Jan 1997
Debut as Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti) 1946
Teachers:- Mario Basiola, Gino Scolari, Riccardo Stracciari
Pupil :- Luciano Pavarotti
Created Vasca in Albergo dei Poveri (Testi)
Sang in premiere of Dialogues des Carmelites (Poulenc)
Buon Soldato Svejk (Turchi)
Linguaggio dei Fiori (Rossellini)
1920 Birth of American music critic, teacher and composer Lester Albert TRIMBLE in Bangor, WI. d-NYC, 31 DEC 1986.
1928 Birth of American baritone Thomas STEWART in San Saba, TX. Debut as La Roche in Capriccio (Strauss) 1954
Teachers:- Daniel Ferro, Mack Harrell, Robert Hopkins, Jaro Prohaska
Created Emil Roszak in Minutes till Midnight (Ward)
Dioneo in Panfilo and Laurette (Chavez)
Sang in premiere of Rosamunde Floris (Blacher)
1928 Death of composer French Gabriel Prosper Marie in Puigcerdá, Spain. b-Paris, 8 JAN 1852. La Cinquantaine is his best-known work.
1936 Birth of French composer and conductor Gilbert AMY in Paris.
1936 Birth of Michele Molese Tenor
Born 29 Aug 1836 New York Died 6 July 1989
Debut as Fritz in L'Amico Fritz (Mascagni) 1956
Teachers:- Emilio Piccoli, Francesco Merli
Created Kodanda in Last Savage (Menotti)
Sang in premiere of Madre (Hollingworth)
1940 Death od Belgian pianist and composer Arthur de Greef in Brussels. b-Louvain, 10 OCT 1862.
1943 Birth of English contralto Anne COLLINS in Durham
Debut as Governess in Pique Dame (Tchaikovsky) 1970
Teachers:- Oda Slobodskaya, Meriel St Clair
Created Nurse & Old Woman in Ines de Castro (MacMillan)
1947 Death of Lilian Blauvelt Soprano
Born 16 Mar 1873 Brooklyn Died 29 Aug 1947
Debut as Mireille in Mireille (Gounod) 1893
Teacher :- Jacques Bouhy
Created Xenia in Xenia (Blauvet)
1952 FP of John Cage's 4:33 for any instrument, in Woodstock, NY.
1953 Birth of American composer William COPPER in Lyndhurst, VA.
1955 Birth of American composer and vocalist Diamanda GALAS in San Diego, CA.
1960 Birth of American composer William SUSSMAN in Chicago, IL.
1972 Death of Polish born French composer and conductor, René Leibowitz at age 59, in Paris. b-Warsaw, 17 FEB 1913.
1981 FP of Stephen Paulus' Courtship Songs for flute, oboe, cello and piano, in St. Paul, MN.
1995 FP of Kaija Saariaho's Graal Théàtre for violin and orchestra, by the BBC Symphony, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. Gidon Kremer the soloist
in London.
1996 Death of Dutch composer Tera de Marez Oyens in Hilversum. b-Velzen, 5 AUG 1932.
2000 FP of Wolfgang Rihm's Deus Passus after St. Luke. Gächinger Kantorei and Stuttgart Bach Collegium, conducted by Helmut Rilling at International Bach Academy in Stuttgart. For the 250th anniversary of Bach's death in the year 2000. One of four passion settings commissioned by the International Bach Academy.
2003 FP of Michael Nyman's Violin Concerto. Gidon Kremer with Schleswig-Holstien Festival Orchestra/Dennis Russel Davies, Hamburg, Germany.
2004 Death of Dutch conductor Hans Vonk in Amsterdam. b-Amsterdam, 18 JUN 1941. Obituary.
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